"I guess people cared more than ever about having a good relationship with me, so why not join in on the laughter if the joke was clever and harmless? At first,

"I guess people cared more than ever about having a good relationship with me, so why not join in on the laughter if the joke was clever and harmless? At first, I was repelled — it seemed like a gross display of obsequiousness — even though I knew none of these people would admit (or probably even believe) they had changed their behavior. I realized later it wasn’t really (or, at least, only) about sucking up." This whole part reminds me of this clip from the phantom menace reviews. "People look scared of George. They laugh at his bad jokes." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIWKMgJs_Gs&feature=youtu.be&t=325 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIWKMgJs_Gs&feature=youtu.be...